Developing a new tool to capture the nature dose to reduce loneliness and improve quality of life

IF 1.6 Q2 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
MethodsX Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI:10.1016/j.mex.2024.102969
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Abstract

Recognition of the health benefits of nature contact has increased. Simultaneously, growing numbers of people worldwide experience loneliness. There is a movement towards prescribing nature-based activities to improve/promote social connections, health, and quality of life. Yet, what constitutes a therapeutic nature dose is not well understood, due in part, to the lack of instruments that capture the characteristics of nature-based activities and measure ‘nature dose.’ We created a nature dose measurement tool to fill this gap by capturing various aspects of contact with nature and perceptions regarding park access, quality, naturalness, psychological distance to nature, and biodiversity. This tool will facilitate greater understanding of how natural areas, nature-based activities, and nature exposure reduce loneliness and promote health-related quality of life. Measuring nature dose with standardized tools and documenting benefits will generate
the evidence base needed to design, implement and evaluate nature-based social interventions for improving health and quality of life.
  • This tool captures the nature dose to reduce loneliness and promote quality of life.
  • Constructs range from park quality and access, to mood, to biodiversity perceptions.
  • The standardized nature dose tool will help design nature-based social interventions.

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开发一种新工具,捕捉自然剂量,减少孤独感,提高生活质量
人们越来越认识到与大自然接触有益健康。与此同时,全世界越来越多的人感到孤独。为了改善/促进社会联系、健康和生活质量,人们开始尝试开展以自然为基础的活动。然而,人们对什么是具有治疗作用的自然剂量还不甚了解,部分原因是缺乏能够捕捉自然活动特征和测量 "自然剂量 "的工具。我们创建了一个自然剂量测量工具,通过捕捉与自然接触的各个方面以及对公园的可及性、质量、自然性、与自然的心理距离和生物多样性的看法来填补这一空白。该工具将有助于更好地了解自然区域、自然活动和自然接触如何减少孤独感并提高与健康相关的生活质量。使用标准化工具测量自然剂量并记录其益处将为设计、实施和评估基于自然的社会干预措施提供所需的证据基础,以改善人们的健康状况和生活质量。
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MethodsX Health Professions-Medical Laboratory Technology
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